[Thrombosis of the superior vena cava revealing a protein S

Rev Pneumol Clin · Dec 2012

[Thrombosis of the superior vena cava revealing a protein S deficiency].

Thrombosis of the superior vena cava is attached to several causes including deficiency of the protein S. It occurs gradually by a superior vena cava syndrome. ⋯ The radiological and biological assessments confirmed thrombosis of the superior vena cava and a deficit of the protein S for which the patient was put under anticoagulant therapy with good clinical and radiological improvement. Through this observation, the authors report a rare cause of thrombosis of the superior vena cava which is the isolated protein S deficiency and provide a review of the literature.

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- L Herrak, N Amangar, M El Ftouh, and M T El Fassy Fihry.
- Service de pneumologie, CHU Ibn Sina, Rabat, Maroc. herraklaila@yahoo.fr
AbstractThrombosis of the superior vena cava is attached to several causes including deficiency of the protein S. It occurs gradually by a superior vena cava syndrome. We report a patient aged 22 years, no toxic habits or bipolar aphthosis, which presented for 3 months a superior vena cava syndrome. The radiological and biological assessments confirmed thrombosis of the superior vena cava and a deficit of the protein S for which the patient was put under anticoagulant therapy with good clinical and radiological improvement. Through this observation, the authors report a rare cause of thrombosis of the superior vena cava which is the isolated protein S deficiency and provide a review of the literature.Copyright © 2012. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

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